INTANGIBLE SLAM TEAM

The Intangible Collective hosted the Grand Slam last night at Port 41 to decide the first ever Intangible slam team which will go on to Nationals this year. First and foremost, thank you to Omni and Bamboo MC for running an amazing first year slam. Also thank you to Mighty Mike McGee and Eboni Hogan for giving amazing features at the show.

And of course we'd like to congratulate the first ever Intangible Slam Team which includes Intangible Collective members Tracy Soren and Megan Falley - and also includes Frankie Romano, Chris Milea, and Grand Slam Champion Sean Patrick Conlon.

NUYO TEAM!

Congratulations to Caroline Rothstein who became a member of the 2010 Nuyorican National Slam Team this past Friday. The Nuyo is one of the most historical slam venues in the world and we are so proud of Caroline. She will be going to St. Paul this summer along with fellow Intangibles - Sierra DeMulder (St. Paul's team), Omni (Urbana team), Jimmytheloch (Binghamton team).

OH WOW!

Big updates in this shindig. First of all - Omni Update: Brian Dillon had an amazing night at the Nuyorican Grand Slam, only losing by .2 to Ken Arkind to become the 2010 Nuyorican Grand Slam Champion. The next week, he came even closer only losing by .1 to Jared Singer to make a slot on the Nuyo team. Big-Ups to Megan Falley for also competing in the same Nuyorican run-off! This past Saturday though, Omni finally received the honors he deserves, as he became a member of the 2010 Urbana Poetry Slam team!

We also have an Intangible in the next two Nuyorican run-offs coming up - May 14th is James Merenda and May 21st is Caroline Rothstein. Please go show them mega love!

OMNI IS A BEAST

Congratulations to Omni who won his Semi-Finals bout at Urbana last night, giving him the right to do battle at the Urbana Finals on Saturday, May 8th. This is a big week for him as he also has the Nuyorican Grand Slam this Friday, April 30th! Go and give him some love, alcohol, and support!

WRITING BLOODY

Congratulations to the amazing Megan Falley who just became a finalist in the 2010 Write Bloody author selection. She made the cut of 24 authors out of 330 manuscript submissions! This is the same publishing deal Sierra received last year and we are thrilled to see another Intangible make the cut this year. To celebrate, we have just locked Megan in a cellar and will not let her see the light of day until she completes her full 40 poem manuscript for final submission. We love you Meg!!!

UPDATES

It's been a crazy few weeks and we'd like to keep ya updated! First of all, congratulations to all the Intangible members for making an amazing effort at the College Union Poetry Slam Invitational this year. Megan Falley and the SUNY New Paltz team coached by Brian Dillon and Tracy Soren ended up making semi-finals and placing 6th in the nation! Kristen Tomanocy was featured in the group team piece showcase and Sierra DeMulder coached the Macalester University team to the Finals Stage where they tied for 3rd! This past week was our 3rd Annual Where Theres Smoke Theres Fire tour, which was an amazing experience. Thank you to everyone who came out and showed support!

GOOD LUCKS!

Kristen Tomanocy and Megan Falley will be among the poets competing at this years College Union Poetry Slam Invitational being held in Boston, MA. The tournament kicks off tomorrow. Brian Dillon and Tracy Soren will be coaching the SUNY New Paltz team, James Merenda will be coaching the SUNY Geneseo team, while Dan Stalter will be coaching the SUNY Oneonta team. Good luck to all of our Intangible participants!